Seafarer hiding in the distance (4)

I believe the answer is:

afar

'in the distance' is the definition.
(far away)

'seafarer hiding' is the wordplay.
'hiding' indicates a hidden word.
'AFAR' is hidden in the letters of 'seafarer'.

(Other definitions for afar that I've seen before include "Many a mile" , "Inhabitant of Ethiopia" , "Not in this neighbourhood" , "At a distance (poetic)" , "Pull out at a distance" .)

I've seen this clue in the Sydney Morning Herald.

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